Chief football news reporterPublished30 September 2026Former Manchester United and England defender Chris Smalling has signed for Portuguese league leaders Porto.
He has been without a club since leaving Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Fayha in the summer.
The 36-year-old was linked with a move to Rangers but that did not materialise.
Smalling has signed a contract until the end of the season with Porto, with the option for a further year.
Porto have won all seven league games this season and already have a five-point advantage over second-placed Benfica.
Francesco Farioli's side were beaten at home by Manchester City in their opening Champions League game.
Smalling was keen to extend a 19-year professional career that began at non-league Maidstone, with the centre-back going on to play for Fulham, Manchester United - where he won five major trophies, including two Premier League titles - and Roma, where he won the Uefa Conference League under Jose Mourinho in 2022.
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